Supernatural 'Jinn' Seen as Cause of Mental Illness Among Muslims

Yahoo News ^ | Bahar Gholipour

[nickcarraway]

It may be common for psychiatric patients who are Muslim to attribute their hallucinations or other symptoms to "jinn," the invisible, devilish creatures in Islamic mythology, researchers in the Netherlands have found.

The findings demonstrate one way in which culture may influence how people perceive their psychotic symptoms, and could help Western psychiatrists better understand patients who have an Islamic background.

Moreover, in today's connected world, patients may fuse the symbols from their own backgrounds with those of other cultures to explain their symptoms, study leader Dr. Jan Dirk Blom, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Groningen, told Live Science.

[MIchaelTArchangel]

Yes, that is true. The Jinn is al-Lah also known as Satan.

[freedumb2003]

Do not anger me! Else I will go Klingon on you!

[NormsRevenge]

Demonically possessed and controlled by the forces of darkness and evil.

[driftless2]

Yes, Islamists drink a lot of Jinn and SaTanics.

[lee martell]

I guess the young Barbara Eden in her cute Harem outfit would definitely not be considered Haraam.

[Hulka]

“. . .could help Western psychiatrists better understand patients who have an Islamic background.”

Just read the koran and you know all you need to know.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

“It may be common for psychiatric patients who are Muslim to attribute their hallucinations or other symptoms to “jinn,”

They’ll feel better after they have slashed a few throats.

[chajin]

I will go Klingon on you!

If I were a starship captain being attacked by Klingons, I would simply fire Bounce sheets at them.

[Ken522]

... that’s right, it’s got nothing to do with generations of inbreeding and cousins marrying cousins to keep the wealth in the tribe - none of that doppleganger degeneration crap; it’s them evil JINNs doing it, yepper! /s

[Steely Tom]

I thought she was pretty Haraam.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Mohammed did speak to a jinn named Jibril in a cave.

[Cicero]

Yep. Every one of them is possessed by jinns.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Jinn Official TRAILER (2014) HD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCp4_v9vopA

[Rashputin]

Well, back then most guys I know would Haraam her if they had the chance.

[piytar]

Um, it is more likely the rampant inbreeding...

[353FMG]

Don’t be so theatrical.

The problem of islam is so much more obvious — Koran and inbreeding.

[FlyingEagle]

I think it is true that muslims who are exposed to western culture manifest a psychosis that may well feel like they are possessed by an evil spirit. The teachings of islam are so opposed to western values, there is no way they could assimilate and feel any other way. I lived in Cairo for three years and also worked extensively in muslim cultures in Africa, the middle east and the far east, over the years - still do in fact. These islamic people do not think like us. I came to know some muslims closely over the years, and can see that they share a sort of craziness that can only be explained by a deep psychosis. I think that is because, among other things, their religion reaches them to murder us. We are under a death sentence by their highest authorities. LCDR Aboul‐Enein, in a paper published at West Point, gives a good overview of the Azzar Fatwa, which explains why Ben Ladin and his followers went crazy in a militarist terrorist jihad. It is really instructive, to understand how we got into this increasingly dire situation of a crazy bunch of islamists trying to murder us all the time indiscriminately. http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a488033.pdf

[Safetgiver]

could help Western psychiatrists better understand patients who have an Islamic background...”You sir, are F’ng nuts. Aides, lock him up, sheesh!